Antimicrobial drug susceptibility of anaerobic Gram positive cocci isolated in marmosets (Callithrix penicillata and Callithrix jacchus)

Authors

  • Ana Cristina Azevedo Moreira
  • Maria Auxiliadora Roque de Carvalho Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Auxiliadora Coronado Negrette
  • Carlos Américo Damasceno
  • Eduardo Osório Cisalpino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v3i1.4409

Keywords:

Marmoset, Anaerobic Gram- positive cocci, Antimicrobial drugs, Susceptibility Peptostreptococcus.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility profile to antimicrobial drugs of the anaerobic Gram-positive cocci from the oral cavity and fecal specimens of marmosets (Callithrix penicillata and Callithrix jacchus) maintained in captivity. The samples isolated from fecal specimens were found to be sensitive to penicillin G, cephalothin, cefotaxime, ampicillin and chloramphenicol as well as they showed resistance to clindamycin, cefoxitin, erythromycin, tetracycline, imipenem and metronidazole. The isolated oral samples were sensitive to penicillin G, cephalotin, cefoxitin, cefotaxime and chloramphenicol, but resistant to clindamycin, ampicillin, metronidazole, erythromycin, tetracycline and imipenem. The susceptibility profile to antimicrobial drugs of intestinal and oral Gram positive cocci of C. penicillata and C. jacchus showed the existence of multi-resistance in some strains, up to 5 drugs.

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Author Biography

Maria Auxiliadora Roque de Carvalho, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

 

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Published

2004-01-01

How to Cite

Moreira, A. C. A., Carvalho, M. A. R. de, Negrette, A. C., Damasceno, C. A., & Cisalpino, E. O. (2004). Antimicrobial drug susceptibility of anaerobic Gram positive cocci isolated in marmosets (Callithrix penicillata and Callithrix jacchus). Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences, 3(1), 53–59. https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v3i1.4409

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2004): Revista de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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